Resumen de Zur Förderung positiver Einstellungen gegenüber sprachlicher Diversität als europäisches Bildungsziel: Status quo und Desiderate
Although developing positive attitudes towards language diversity has become a major educational goal in Europe, few studies actually look at learners' attitudes when other languages than English are concerned. This article provides an overview of existing studies which suggest that the rise of English as the lingua franca in Europe and its increasing use by young Europeans can be a positive stimulus for students' attitudes towards English. However, students may assign little value to other (foreign or migratory) languages. Stimulating positive attitudes towards language diversity both on the institutional as well as the classroom level becomes particularly important as macro-contextual factors exert considerable influence on language attitudes, further reinforcing a perceived hierarchical relationship betweenEnglish and other languages. A plurilingual turn in FL teaching may support educational efforts by paying increased attention to fostering an ideal plurilingual Bildungs-Selbst.
